The New York Times – Film:
As “Fast X” races into theaters, here’s a look at the conflicts — star vs. star, star vs. director and more — that have kept this franchise in high gear.
Author: Calum Marsh
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‘Come Out Fighting’ Review: The Battle of the Budget
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A veteran cast attempts to fend off a deluge of clichés in this cheap-looking, pleasingly scrappy war film.
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‘Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me’ Review: Mistreated
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The tumultuous life and death of the model, actress and tabloid superstar is related with little insight in this facile Netflix documentary.
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How Chris Messina Forced Matt Damon to Up His Game in ‘Air’
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The “actor’s actor” ad-libbed so many funny threats that the movie star couldn’t keep a straight face and resorted to improvisation to keep up.
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‘Dealing With Dad’ Review: A Family Dysfunction
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A fragmented family reunites to help their depressed patriarch in this surprisingly lighthearted film about serious subjects.
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‘Sisu’ Review: Sweat Wicking
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A seemingly invincible former commando goes on a rampage in this blandly gratuitous World War II action movie.
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‘Ghosted’ Review: A C.I.A. Meet Cute
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A date becomes a spy skirmish in this action-heavy, paint-by-numbers Apple TV+ rom-com starring Chris Evans and Ana de Armas.
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‘Rare Objects’ Review: A Woman Under the Influence
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Actors are given a long and generous leash in this sometimes compelling, sometimes tepid drama about mental illness from Katie Holmes.
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‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Review: This Ain’t No Game
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A famed video game character side-scrolls once again to the big screen in this bland, witless and flagrantly pandering animated comedy.